Panzerlied

Panzerlied was the most well known of the Panzer Marches.

The Panzerlied reached fame in 1965 after it was featured in the famous tank battle movie, the Battle of the Bulge. I was just a kid back then and enjoyed the movie and the Panzerlied tune very much. Never mind that the producers were using American tanks and called them as Tigers and Panthers. I hadn't known what a German Tiger looked like, so it made no difference. The Panzerlied was first composed in 1933 by a German Wehrmacht lieutenant.

If you are looking for the lyrics in German and English, or to download the song, then its all here on this page.

Panzerlied

As with any famous recording, there has been many versions produced. Some of the more famous versions are provided below for download.
The Panzerlied download is in mp3 format. To download, right click on the link below and select "Save Target As".

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Panzerlied Lyrics

Whether it storms or snows
Whether the sun shines upon us
The day burning hot
Or the night freezing cold
Dusty are our faces
But happy we are at heart
We're at heart
Our tank roars ahead
Along with the storm wind

With thundering engines
Fast as a lightning bolt
The enemy engaging
Within our armor plates
Come on comrades
In the battle, all alone
We stand all alone
That's how we strike deep
Into the enemy's ranks

When an enemy tank
Appears ahead of us
Full throttle is given
And we close with the foe
What value then is our life
For the army of our nation
Yes army of our nation
For to die for Germany
Is our highest honour

With obstacles and tanks
The enemy blocks our path
We laugh about it
And simply pass them by
And if we are threatened by guns
Hidden in the yellow sand
In the yellow sand
We find ourselves a path
That no one else found

And if we are abandoned
By that unfaithful luck
And if we don't return
To our homeland again
If a bullet strikes us down
If our fate calls upon us
Yes our fate upon us
Then for us the tank will be
An honorable grave